San Juan City Mayor and Metro Manila Council (MMC) President Francis Zamora announced on Tuesday, Dec. 13, that the council's plan to introduce a standardized traffic citation system will be finalized next year. During the launch of its smart TVs and fiber optic internet connection in the 13 public...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – With the influx of tourists this Christmas, Brig. Gen. Mafelino Bazar, director of the Police Regional Office-Cordillera, has ordered the deployment of more policemen to manage traffic in the region, particularly in Baguio City. BAZAR (FB) Bazar told provincial police...
All 42 commercial operating airports under the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines’ (CAAP) are now ready for the expected surge of passengers for the Christmas and New Year holidays, the agency announced Monday, December 5. Due to travel bans imposed in the last two years brought by...
BAGUIO CITY -- Mayor Benjamin Magalong stressed the need to ‘bite the bullet’ for the meantime in the face of traffic congestions aggravated by the influx of tourists here. The cool December weather induces tourists to prefer the Summer Capital to other destinations during Yuletide Season when...
The recovery in air travel continued in October as total traffic (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 44.6 percent compared to October 2021, according to the latest figures of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Globally, traffic is now at 74.2 percent of October...
San Juan City Mayor and newly-elected Metro Manila Council (MMC) President Francis Zamora said the council is ramping up its efforts in mitigating the traffic in the National Capital Region (NBCR) caused by the holiday rush. During the Nov. 26 joint session of the MMC and the Regional Development...
San Juan City Mayor and newly-elected Metro Manila Council (MMC) President Francis Zamora said on Saturday, Nov. 26, that the council has approved the resolution allocating more than P9 billion operational budget for the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) for 2023. During the joint...
As traffic in Metro Manila returns to the pre-pandemic level, calls for the re-implementation of the shelved No Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP) are also mounting. MMDA Chairman Romando S. Artes inspect on Monday, June 27, 2022 the traffic situation at EDSA near Scout Borromeo near Timog Flyover...
Metro Manila mayors and other government agencies have agreed to fully implement a comprehensive traffic plan to ease congestion in the National Capital Region (NCR) in anticipation of improved economic activities in the next five years. Lawyer Romando Artes, acting chairman of the Metropolitan...
SMC Infrastructure apologized yesterday Nov. 17, to all motorists affected by traffic jams along portions of the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), Skyway, NAIAx and STAR Tollway yesterday morning, resulting from a momentary network outage in its electronic toll collection system. “Our IT teams...
Moderate to heavy traffic in some roads in Metro Manila is expected this weekend as road repair works will resume, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced on Friday, Nov. 11. Courtesy of DPWH In its traffic advisory, the DPHW said motorists should bring extra patience when...
TACLOBAN CITY – Calls to remove utility poles blocking roads in Eastern Visayas snowballed following the death Wednesday, Nov. 9, of a police officer who crashed into an electric post in Santa Fe, Leyte. Staff Sgt. Gary Cabujoc was on his way to the Police Regional Office-8 (Eastern Visayas)...
